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The Safety Moment by Utility Safety PartnersAuthor: Stories and Strategies
In our modern culture, the safety moment has evolved as brief and casual conversations in which to share. They are the perfect time to bring up safety topics in a non-threatening (though potentially lifesaving) way. The Safety Moment Podcast is produced by Utility Safety Partners a non-profit corporation that has been providing communication service between the digging community and the owners of buried facilities since 1984. Lets talk about damage prevention, excavation safety, locating and marking, watching for overhead powerlines, and legislative matters to ensure contractors and neighbours can all do their work safely. Let's talk safety - it's always a good conversation. Language: en-us Genres: Business, Government Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Building a Profession From the Ground Up: The DPP Certification Story
Episode 87
Wednesday, 1 July, 2026
Send us Fan MailWhat if the people who keep gas lines, fibre, and power cables from being torn out of the ground have never had a profession to call their own? Mike Sullivan talks with Coral Lukaniuk; engineer, longtime pipeline-integrity and public-awareness leader, and founder of coRoc Solutions, now Executive Director of the brand-new Damage Prevention Professional (DPP) Certification Program. They unpack a strange truth: damage prevention is named in federal and provincial regulation, yet nearly everyone in it "fell into" the work, with no curriculum, credential, or career pathway behind them. Coral explains why a nonprofit like Utility Safety Partners is the right home for the program, why it's emphatically not "just an Alberta thing," and why building a profession is a decades-long project worth starting now. The conversation lands on a simple test of success: a day when DPP certification is a job requirement, and a damage-prevention pro is recognized as readily as an electrician at your door.Listen for:2:59 Why has no one ever built a career path for the people protecting what's buried beneath us?7:25 Why does it matter that a nonprofit — not a company — is behind this certification?13:58 Why would a board chase a goal that comes with no guarantee of success?26:12 Why do so many people wrongly dismiss this as "just an Alberta thing"?30:53 What does success actually look like for a profession that has never existed? Connect with Guests:Coral Lukaniuk,Executive Director | coRoc SolutionsLinkedIn | Damage Prevention Professional Certification Follow The Safety Moment via Utility Safety Partners X | Instagram | LinkedIn | Facebook Got an episode idea? info@utilitysafety.ca
